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Will the Thrill laughs off milestone birthday

Part one of the three-part series explores Will's insatiable hunger for success which started way before he broke into the big leagues

By Doug Miller
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MLB.com |

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants legend and current club special assistant Will Clark was greeted with birthday wishes Thursday, and they weren't standard birthday wishes. William Nuschler Clark, after all, was born in New Orleans on March 13, 1964, or 50 years ago.

When asked in the Giants clubhouse how he felt now that he's reached the half-century mark, Clark smiled.

"Everything still hurts like it did yesterday," Clark said. "Forty-nine is the same as 50."

Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.